A tragedy

[pegkerr]

This story--and especially the picture of the father--absolutely broke my heart.

I can't give the family anything but heartfelt sympathy. Every parent knows how thin the line is that we walk between life as usual and making a mistake that has consequences you will never recover from.

I hope that their family stays intact after this tragedy, and may God be with them as they mourn their loss.

Edited to add: I cross posted this in badparents here and it has generated a large amount of comments, if people would like to see what others are saying.

Comments

Re: Yes!

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I have nightmares all the time that I've forgotten to pick my son up from school or an activity, or that he was to be dropped off at home, but I've forgotten come home. It hasn't ever happened, but as a parent, I understand and fear how easy it is for something like that to happen.

I used to think that this only happened with irresponsible, deficient, terrible parents, but now I realize that a prerequisite for being a good parent isn't as simple as being a responsible, logical, and loving adult. As a parent, there are a million things vying for your immediate attention, add any kind of stress, or change in routine, and anything can happen.